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A. M. CORBIT.

Corn-Planter.

No. 63,219. Patented Mar. 26, 1867.

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A. M. GOEBIT, 0F BETHLEHEM, EQWA.

Lam-s Patent No. 63,219, (tied Mai-ch 26, 1867,

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Be it known that I, A. M. CORBIT, of Bethlehem, in the county of Wayne, and State of Iowa, have invented a new and ,mproved Corn Planter; and I do hereby declare that the following is ai'ull, clear, and exaot.description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the some, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention consists in a novel manner of constructing and arranging the slides in the seed-hox, which are so 'made'that the flow of seed may be regulated according to the quantity required to he sown. The slides are furthermore provided with slots or perforations in such a manner that the seed-may pass LSOHI one slide to the other without clogging up, the hole in the lower slide being closed, while the seed passes through the scrapers to the ground.

l he invention further consists in the manner of securing the SQGll lJOX, the scrapers, and the wheels to the main frame,-which is such that all the parts may be adjusted, as to width, the purpose of varying the distance between the rows of corn. 7

In the accompanying drawing my invention is illustrated, the figure representing a plan or top View of m improved corn planter, partly in section.

The wheels ii. are hung upon the axle B. To the axle is attached the main frame, which consists of the longitu l bars or hounds C l, and of the ore are D, G, and

lop-on either end of the cross-hat is fi ll a seed-box, l. The bottom. hoard, having square-shaped hole through its "entre. Above this h pivoted my the pin It, and to which is givenan 05 Rating motion by means 0? lever in the stationary hoard a into the arms 5, the latter being connected to the bar T, n'liic 7t, as seen in the drawing. By moving the levers to the right and left, the aforementionei in to the slide The slide 1 maybe inserted in t out; slots. The plate L can he moved forward or loner thus the size of the holes 0 0 can be regulated at will. Above the plate 's secured another plate is shown in red lines,) which is provided with a curved slot, 71., the slot being so shaped mat the lower plate can only communicate with it when under its ends. 'lfhisslot may as "well. by l two holes arranged in the plate H.

"The corn is placed into the seed-box upon the K. s soon. as one o" the he latte pl hole C upon the hotton. "he movenien Gllt} seed at in the veyed to the square-shaped hole in the said bottom heard, through which it drops to the grow. @uitohle seed tubes may he attached below the bottom board to convey the seed to the ground, and to prevent its being; scat tered by tile wind. Ecrapers, E, are arranged below the seed-hex, in Front of the seed tubes, and are secured to the crossbar D by means of hinges, E.

The front part of the frame, and with it the scrapers E, may he raised out of the ground by pressing upon the rear end of a treadle, L'which is secured to uprights the axle and is hinged to the cross-bar G, as

seen.

The drivers seat, N, is secured to the axle'B by means of a brace, P.

A rockshaft, O, is arranged on the rear end of the machine, and may he turned by a. lever, 5, so as to raise the ploughs or scrapers, which are attached to the rock-shaft out of the ground.

The cross-bar G is provided with holes, so as to set the seed-boxes nearer to the centre of the machine. The bar T is also provided with such holes, to adjust the slides K to every position of the seed-hox.

The scrapers E may he adjusted in a similar manner on the cross-bar D, and the wheels A on the axle B. Thus this machine may be employed for planting corn in ,rows, the distance between which may be regulated at ivill. i

What I .laini as new, an'dfdesire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. The combination of the plate K with the plate L and set-screw M, for the purpose of regulating the amount of seed through the holes 0 c, all made and "operating substantially as herein shown and described.

2. I claim the cross-bars D, T, and G, which are'so made and provided with holes that the scrapers E, plates K, and seed-boxes B, may be moved more or less apart, so as to permit the planting of the corn in rows of suitable distances from each other, substantially as herein shown and described.

ard oymeans of the s so in the and. simply e if is utmho ard.

A. M. CORBIT.

Witnesses:

J. 3?. PUMPHREY, WM. MUNGER. 

